George Phillippi's defense got the better of Korbin Myers' offense in a very good PIAA Class AA semifinal last year.

There is a good chance the two wrestlers will meet again this year in the 120-pound championship final.

And Myers, Boiling Springs' talented junior, is hoping his offense will be the difference in the rematch.

Myers, a PIAA runner-up as a freshman and a bronze medalist last year, scored a 14-3 major decision over Berlin Brothersvalley's Joe Swank in the Class AA 120 preliminary round Thursday morning at Hershey's Giant Center.

Phillippi, a sophomore from Derry Area, who claimed the 113 gold last season after beating Myers 2-1 in overtime of their semifinal, is in the other half of the bracket. He majored Hamburg Area's Sean Stanish 9-0 in prelims.

The two wrestlers are two wins away from a rematch. And first, Myers (41-2) must beat Forest Hills' Triston Law (31-5) in the Friday morning (9 a.m.) quarterfinal round and then win his semifinal on Friday night.

"He was tough,'' said Myers of Swank. Myers, though, dominated the action from neutral.

"He had a real strong grip which I struggled with, particularly when I was setting up (takedown) shots.

"I mean, I just wanted to work on my offense. My coach told me to wrestle like I always do and if I did, I would control the match.''

Myers said he was pleased with his offense from neutral against Swank. It can carry him a long way in this tournament.

"I think that's what I'm best at, I'm best on my feet, without a doubt,'' Myers said.

"So I try to wrestle there if I can. That's part of the reason Phillippi beat me last year, he was real good defending shots. So if I meet him here this weekend, I'm going to have to get some good setups in. And I've cleaned some stuff up on my feet.''

When pressed on his narrow loss to Phillippi last year, Myers admitted, "It was a heartbreaker but there's always this year.

"I'm a little happy that I'm at his weight class. It would be another good one if we meet again. I'm not saying I'm going to win, I'm not saying he's going to win but it would be a dogfight and I'd definitely like another crack at it.''

"I think I'm at my peak right now,'' Myers added.

"Even if you're not at your peak, you know, just gotta tell yourself that you are. It's all mental when you get here.''